Give us a book review, keep the book

We just received the latest in the American Girl Advice & Activities book series, “A Smart Girl’s Guide to Liking Herself — Even on the Bad Days.” It’s for girls 8 and up (we assume up to age 40, at least). It offers tools to build and keep a positive self-esteem.

Who out there has an 8-year-old girl to try it out? We’ll give it to you in exchange for a couple-sentence review.

I have an eight year old girl and would love to have her review this. She’s an avid reader and loves to write. She’s somewhat shy, more of a tomboy and has dealt with her share of girl drama. She hates to be called beautiful or any related adjective (pretty, cute, adorable), loathes pink, lives in her blue jeans, t-shirts and sneakers. At the same time she’s sensitive and imaginative and creates whole worlds and stories with her legos and stuffed animals.

She definitely has some bad days, but works really hard to try to work through problems on her own or with me. I think she’d really think hard about a book like this. She’s always telling us about when they hold special activities related at school related to self-esteem and health.

My BFF from HS has a daughter who is struggling with epilepsy. The past year has been exceptionally hard for her as her seizure activity has increased. THis has impacted her on many levels as she is in middle school and the stress of middle school compounded with her medical concerns, well, enough said.
For the first time ever, this young girl does not want a birthday party with her school friends.
Even though she is a little older than the crieria you specified (she is 12) She remains a beautiful, smart and talented young woman who would benefit greatly from this book and would enjoy the self esteem boost of writing an actual review.
If you choose her – just email me and I will either deliver the book or give you her address.

Thanks for the head’s up on the book. I have a 9 yo daughter who I think is cooler than most grown ups…but doesn’t always understand other 9 yo’s and they don’t understand her. And she struggles with maintaining her individuality, but being sensitive that other’s don’t “get her”.

We’ve read other books in this series together and the authors really know how to relate important, relevant info to girls at a level they understand.
So, we’d love to read it together and report on it. And, suspect that I’ll buy it for her even if we aren’t chosen.

I have an 8 year old with two older brothers. She is pretty sure she is a teenager along with them. She is a great combination of tough, sporty and girly. A couple of years ago, having hung out in the dugout of her brother’s baseball game (that I was coaching) playing in the deep mud, she emerged completely covered in mud- and loving every second of it. All she was worried about was her nail polish, though.

American Girl does a great job of writing books for girls. My girls have the one about their body changes and it has been a huge help in trying to communicate the changes to my 10yo special needs child.